Towel bar



Dec. 29, 1931. l

G. E. PICKUP 1,838,444

TOWEL BAR Filed April 3, 1950 Illllill,

Patented Dec. 279, 1931 "Gnou-Gn E. Promi?,

or. NEWABKyoHro, Assieivonfro THE wnnnnn contrai, or,` NEWARK, cinto, Aoonroaerron or onro' TOWEL BAR Application filedA April 3, 1930. SerialNo. 441,192.

The general object of `the presentinven-` tion is to provide a stoveembodying anew and improved towel bar .which does not de-z tract fromthe appearance of .the stove and.

l which therefore maybe mounted in an unusually convenient position onthe stove.

More speciiicallystated, the invention has for its object the provisionof a towel v.bar

adapted to be used on an ornamented stove body and which normallyconforms with and constitutes a part of thev stove ornamentation:Gtlierobjects andfadvantages will become Vapparent from the followingdescription drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of a stove embodying the preferredform of the invention. Y

' Fig. 2- is an enlarged fragmental plan view of the stove shown in Fig.1 with the towel bar in its rear or retracted position.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 showing the towel bar in its forwardposition.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross sectional View F taken along the line 4.-4in Figs. 1 and 2.

For purposes of disclosure the preferred form of the invention isillustrated in the drawings and will hereinafter be described in detailas applied to a particular form of stove, but it is to be understoodthat this disclosure is not intended as a limitation of the invention tothis type of stove, it being contemplated that various changes might `bemade by those skilled in the art to adapt the invention to other typesof stoves without departing from the spirit and scope of the inventionas dened by the appended claims.

In the preferred form herein illustrated, the invention is embodied in asolid fuel cook 'stove having a body 10 of the usual form, in-

cluding a forward wall 11y and a stationary top frame member in the formof a wall 12.

In stoves of this character, and in other forms as well, it is`customary to embody adecorative band of polished metal such as nickel,to set off or accentuate certainlines of the stove body.

The stove herein shown is ornamente'd by means of a polished nickel banddesignated` generally as 13 and extending around the taken in connectionwith the accompanying outeredge of the top wall 12 so as to project.

. downwardly over the joint between the `sidel walls, and the top wall.As shown in Figs. '1" and `@the band 13 is Eof arcuate 4cross sectionand is mountedV in. inset relation-to the top wall. 12 so thatthe .uppersurface of the. .bandv 13. is substantially flush withY the upper sur.-face of the stove top 12. rlhis isaccomplished by offsetting the topwall 12. downwardly near its edges to provide an upright web 1d` (Fig.4) with ahorizontal ledge 15.pazojecte4 ing forwardly from the loweredge ,ofthe web 14. f f f' v x ln accordance with the present-inventionthe band lis formed'inseveral pieces, inf cludng portions 16 and17nea1theo`pp-osi-te ends removably overlying the ledgelf `and securedin position on the stoveby means of screws-indicated at 18 in Fig. 2,,or lother suitable means, extending upwardly through the ledge` 15 Vandengagingutlie portions of the. ornamentalband. Between the end portions16 and 17 is a section 2O of the band 13 which isof the same form andiinish as the portionS lzand 17 and is `substantially rigid duev Atoits`A arcuate cross lsectional forln.

In ,orderthat the section 2O of the orne-` mentalband may serve either,las a part Aof the stove .ornamentation or as `atowel bar or rack, thesection 120. is mountedoon the stove :body for movement from its normalinopcrativ p osition (Fgig. adjacent to the stove bodyV in :inoperativeposition spaced forwardly Qzf the stove V(Fig. 3) ,V The mounting ,ofthe sec.- ltia-i herein shown is of a Sliding .Character and is soarranged that the section ,2.0 may he entirely removed from the stovefor Vthe pur'- pose of .cleaning thestnvez'wp.. i

I AS .shown in ,Figs- 2 t0 il, the Section `20 has a pair vofya`rmsv22lsecured thereto near the` endsof the section so as to project-rearwardplytherefrmnytbearms being arranged tous?. tend through suitablevapertures 23 formed in 1- the upright web lil. Forwardly of the ,aperftures 23, the ledge 14 is grooved indicated at 24C in Figs. 3 `and t, sothat the sliding movement ,of the arms 22 will be guided by theengagement of the armswth the Sides (if the groove. y z n y 'lfhe bottomSurfaces 0f the arms 22, theref fore, ride in the bottoms of the grooves24, and to maintain the arms in horizontal position a short upstandingboss 26 (Fig. 4) is provided at the rear end of each of the arms toslidingly engage the lower surface of the top wall l2. Inward slidingmovement of the section 2O is limited by the abutment of the inner edgeof the section 2O with the upright web 14 and to limit the outwardmovement of the section a lug 27 is formed on the underside of each arm22. The lugs 27, which are arranged to engage the rear edge of the ledge15, are spaced from the ends of the arms 22 as shown in Fig. l so thateven when the arms have been withdrawn to their outer most positions,the bosses 2G will engage the upper wall 12 at points spaced rearwardlyfrom the ledge 15. Thus the section 2O is effectively supported in allof its positions.

When the section 2() has been withdrawn from the stove to the positionshown in dotted outline in Fig. 4, it may be used as a towel rack byhanging the towels over the horizontal support thus formed. In order toincrease the horizontal clearance between the section 20 and the stovebody and thus facilitate the use as a towel rack, the ledge 15 is cutaway between the arms 22 as shown at 29 in Fig. 3.

To render the section 20 removable, the inner or rear ends of thegrooves 24.- are recessed downwardly at an angle as shown at 30 in Fig.4. It will be noted that there is a slight clearance between the uppersurface of the arms 22 and the upper edge of the apertures 23 (Fig. 4)so that by lifting the section 20 upwardly and moving it forwardly thearms 22 may be withdrawn from the apertures 23.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that the invention provides a newand improved towel raclr for stoves which is of such a character that itmay be mounted in an unusually convenient position. Furthermore, it willbe seen that by forming the horizontal member of the rack so as toconstitute an ornamental part of the stove, a rack is provided whichdoes not noticeably increase the cost of the stove, since suchornamental members must always be separately formed and attached whetheror not they serve the double function of an ornament and a rack.

I claim as my invention:

l. A stove having a body with a top frame member offset downwardly atits forward edge to provide an upright section with a ledge projectingforwardly from the lower edge of said upright section, said uprightsection having a pair of horizontally spaced apertures formed therein,an ornamental bar extending along said ledge in overlying and concealingrelation thereto, a pair of arms fixed on said bar and projectingrearwardly therefrom through said apertures to support said bar formovement to a position spaced forwardly from said ledge, said ledgehaving grooves formed therein extending forwardly from said aperturesand said arms being arranged to ride in said grooves so as to be guidedby the sides of said grooves.

2. A stove having a body with a top frame member offset downwardly atits forward edge to provide an upright section and a forwardlyprojecting ledge, said upright section having a pair of horizontallyspaced apertures formed therein, an ornamental metallic bar extendingalong said ledge in overlying relation thereto with its rear upper edgeflush with the top surface of said top frame member, a pair of armsfixed on said bar and projecting through said apertures to support saidbar and permit it to be pulled forwardly from the stove body to form atowel rack, and means on said arms arranged to engage said frame memberto limit such outward movement of the bar, said ledge being cut awaybetween said arms so as to increase the horizontal clearance between thebar and the stove body when said bar is in its forward position.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my signature.

GEORGE E. PICKUP.

